Lecture 11.
Turbulent Combustion in Gas Turbine Engines
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Content
• Development of gas turbine • Types of gas turbines • Gas turbine cycle • Gas turbine combustor • New gas turbine combustors for clean environment
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines History of gas turbine/jet propulsion engine
Hero of Alexandria, Egypt Chinese solid fuel rocket, 1000 AD 130 BC Leonardo Da Vinci’s chimney jack, 1500
Giovanni Branca, Italy, 1629
Isaac Newton’s steam wagon, 1687
Johan Barber made first patent, 1791
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Gas turbine for modern aviation
Frank Whittle, 1930, UK, submitted a patent for a gas turbine for jet propulsion Power Jets Ltd got contract from Air Minsistry In May 1941, the Whittle W1 engine made its first flight
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Gas turbine for modern aviation
Gloster Whittle E28
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Gas turbine for modern aviation
Hans von Ohain and Max Hahn, 1936, Germany, submitted a patent for a gas turbine for jet propulsion Ernst Heinkel Aircraft Company made first true jet propulsion aircraft in 1939, Aug - Sept
Secundo Campiri, Italy, made a gasturbine engine for the CC-2 aircraft, 1940 American (with the help of the British) made W.IX engine in 1941, GE Later Westinghouse Corporation made contiuous development
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Gas turbine for modern aviation
Ohain
Whittle
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Rolls-Royce Today
•• aero-engines aero-engines •• marine marine propulsionpropulsion systemssystems •• energy energy businessbusiness •• Annual Annual salessales ofof overover £4.5£4.5 billionbillion •• Orders Orders ofof overover £13£13 billionbillion
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Newton’s 3rd Law: principle of propulsion
MV
Equilibrium Reaction Action Thrust = Mass x Velocity (MV)
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Propeller versus Jet Propulsion
Propeller - moves Mvjet LARGE MASS of air at low velocity
Mvaircraft Thrust = M(vaircraft -vjet)
Thrust = m(Vaircraft -Vjet)
Jet - moves small mass of gas at HIGH mVjet mVaircraft VELOCITY
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Jet Engine Layout
Compressor Combustion Exhaust Chamber Nozzle
mVaircraft mVjet
Shaft Turbine
’Straight-through’ configuration
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Different Jet Engine Types
CivilCivil turbofanturbofan -- TrentTrent
MilitaryMilitary turbofanturbofan -- EJ200EJ200
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Reverse Thrust
NetNet 25%25% toto 30%30% thrustthrust
85%85% thrustthrust 15%15% thrustthrust
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Gas turbine cycle: Brayton cycle
40 Pressure (atmospheres) Expansion/ Power 0
1500 Temperature (degrees C)
0 intake compression combustion exhaust
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Gas turbine cycle: Brayton cycle
TR: temperature ratio a-b PR: pressure ratio a-b
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Trend of gas turbine development
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Gas turbine running conditions
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Gas turbine combustor
• Stright pipe • Diffuser • Flame stabilization • Optimal air supply
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Combustor Operation
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Jet Engine Layout
Can combustor
Whittle W1 engine, 1941
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Turbulent flame shape and flame height (3) order of estimation
During time Δt, fuel molecule is convected R from inlet to the tip of flame at a speed U, and oxygen molecule is transport by turbulence from air stream to the flame tip u’ at a speed u’. U H H R Δt ∝ ∝ U u' 2R RU R ⇒ H ∝ ∝ u' I I=u’/U: intensity of turbulence
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Recall: Laminar flame shape and flame height - order of estimation
During time Δt, fuel molecule is convected R from inlet to the tip of flame at a speed U, and oxygen molecule is diffused from air stream to the flame tip. D is diffusion coef.
U H H R2 Δt ∝ ∝ U D
R2U 2R ⇒ H ∝ D
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Dependence of flame height on injection speed
U
2R
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Dependence of flame height on burner diameter
H laminar
turbulent U
R
2R
...
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Jet Engine Layout
Annular cannular
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Combustor Operation
Primary zone Dilution zone Intermediate zone
Fuel spray nozzle
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Reverse flow combustor
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Development of modern gas turbine for clean environment
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines General consideration
100 30 temperature range for 25 80 low emissions 20 60 NOx 15 CO 40 10 carbon monoxide, ppmv 20 oxides of nitrogen, ppmv 5
0 0 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 primary temperature, K
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Other cocnepts
• Variable geometry • Dry low NOx (DLN) combustion & lean prevaporized premixed (LPP) combustion • Humid air combustion • Rich burner, quick quench, lean burn (RQL) (premixed) • Catalytic combustion • Flameless combustion
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Diffusion Flames
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines FLOX
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Flameless: air staged combustion
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Flames and flameless
flames FLOX
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Flames and FLOX
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines Flames and flameless
X.S. Bai TC in Gas Turbines